G/SPS/N/CAN/1247  
 
21 May 2019  
(19-3512) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  L-lysine monohydrochloride (ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.230)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pract icable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Health Canada's proposal to enable the use of L -lysine 
monohydrochloride in certain processed snack foods - Reference Number: 
NOP/ADP -0032. Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  4 and 5  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_2923_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_2923_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of L -lysine 
monohydrochloride in certain processed snack foods to inhibit acrylamide formation 
during their manufacture. The results of the Food Directorate's evaluation of available 
scient ific data support the safety and efficacy of L -lysine monohydrochloride for its 
requested use. Therefore, Health Canada intends to modify the List of Permitted Additives 
with Other Accepted Uses  accordingly.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce Health Canada's intention in 
this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for  inquiries or for those 
wishing to submit new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  G/SPS/N/CAN/1247  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Health 
Canada's Food and Nutrition - "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Web site, posted 
13 May 2019:  
https://www.canada.ca/ en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)  (available in available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The proposed food additive modification(s) 
will be legally enabled once published in He alth Canada's Lists of Permitted Food 
Additives . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The food additive modification(s) noted in this document come 
into force the day they are made to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 July 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
"Health Canada's proposal to enable the use of L -lysine monohydrochloride in certain 
processed snack foods - Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0032"  is available through the 
following web link:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/pub lic-involvement -
partnerships/proposal -l-lysine -monohydrochloride -processed -snack -
foods/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/proposition -monochlorydrate -l-lysine -grignotines -
transformees/document.html  (French)  
Canada's Not ification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca